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The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God is sacredly revered by believers - the main shrine located in the Epiphany-Anastasia Convent. The image of the Mother of God - this ancient relic - is the Helper and Intercessor of all those who turn to her with prayer and helps in many life circumstances.

The appearance of the icon in Rus'

According to the existing ancient legend, this image was painted by the Apostle Luke himself, the first icon painter, patron of doctors and artists. But there is no exact information about how the image ended up on Russian soil.

It is only known for certain that in the 12th century it was already in a small wooden chapel near the Volga city, which was called Gorodets. A little later, a monastery was built on this site, where the icon was located.

But during the invasion of the Tatars, many cities of ancient Rus' were destroyed. Gorodets suffered the same fate. The city was destroyed, and the place where the image was kept was completely burned. The image of the Mother of God disappeared to God knows where. Only a few years later the miraculous rediscovery of the icon took place.

Finding an icon by residents of Kostroma

One day, the Kostroma prince, while hunting, saw her on a tree. When he extended his hands to it and wanted to take it off, the icon rose up. Surprised by this miracle, the prince called ordinary people and church ministers. After the solemn prayer, the image was carefully removed and placed in one of the churches in the city of Kostroma.

Later it turned out that many city residents saw a warrior in beautiful, rich clothes, who had previously walked through the city with an image in his hands. Based on the images found in Kostroma churches, he was recognized as Saint Theodore Stratilates.

That is why they began to call the Feodorovskaya icon in his honor. And the residents of the previously plundered Gorodets, who came to pray to the newly appeared image, recognized it as the one that had previously been in the monastery of their city.

Modern variants of the appearance of the holy image

Scientists of our time suggest 3 versions of the origin of this image of the Virgin Mary:

it was written in 1164 specifically for the monastery in Gorodets;
According to another version, the icon was painted in 1218 by order of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich in honor of the fact that his wife, Theodosius, was returned to him, who, due to disagreements, was taken from him by his father-in-law. And in honor of a significant event for the family - the birth of their son Theodore;
The icon was painted specifically for the wedding of Alexander Nevsky in 1239. This version is confirmed by the fact that on the reverse side of the image is depicted Saint Paraskeva, who is considered the patroness of brides.

Shrine of the Romanov dynasty

The image of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God is also associated in Russia with the end of the Time of Troubles - a time of wars, devastation and the dominance of foreigners. She played a huge role in the history of Russian rulers. It was this icon, which became especially revered in the royal House of Romanov, that was blessed for the reign of the first Tsar from the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail.

The sixteen-year-old Tsar took the copy of the icon to Moscow and solemnly placed it in the court church. Since then, according to tradition, all foreign princesses who married Russian princes and emperors took the patronymic name Feodorovna after baptism.

There is even such a fact that during the marriage of Tsar Ivan Alekseevich and Praskovya Saltykova, whose father’s name was Alexander, not only the bride’s middle name was changed, but also her father’s name. They began to call him Fedor.

The miraculous life-giving powers of the Kostroma icon

The miraculous icon began to be called after it miraculously survived two terrible fires.

The next miracle of the icon was its assistance in the victory of Russian troops over the Tatars in the Battle of the Holy Lake. With its unusual radiance, the Image of the Mother of God blinded the Tatar military leader and put the Tatar warriors to flight. At the site where the battle took place, a memorial cross was first erected, and later a stone chapel was erected.

They even say that during the Great Patriotic War, on Stalin’s orders, a plane with the image of the Intercessor flew around Moscow three times in a kind of religious procession. After such a prayer from the Russian people for help, the weather suddenly changed: it became very cold, which paralyzed the movement of enemy forces.

Prayer to the Mother of God

According to tradition, the residents of Kostroma, every year on August 29, make a procession of the cross, carrying in front of them the miraculous image of the Mother of God.

People from all over the world come to Kostroma to see and pray to the miraculous icon. Why is this happening? What do they pray for and how does the Blessed Virgin help?

The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God especially helps those who turn to it for help about conception and family happiness. For pregnant women, prayer for the birth and upbringing of children is important.

The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God was created by the Apostle Luke. On the reverse side of this image is the martyr Paraskeva. Every year, believers celebrate the feast of this icon twice a year: March 14 and August 16. The first miracle occurred at the beginning of the 12th century, when the temple and the lands where the image was kept were burned, and it disappeared. By God's will she was returned to Russian lands.

Before we find out what the Fedorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God helps with, let’s find out what is depicted on it. This image belongs to the iconographic type of Eleus. Many believe that it is a replica of the famous icon of the Vladimir Mother of God. There is one significant difference – the leg of the Infant God is bare to the knee. The Virgin Mary and son touch their cheeks to each other, which symbolizes the warm feelings between them. At the moment, the appearance of the icon is very shabby and many details cannot be seen. On the other side of the image, Paraskeva is depicted in red robes, decorated with gold floral patterns. Her hands are raised in prayer at chest level.

How does the Fedorovskaya Mother of God help?

The main purpose of this image is to help girls get rid of existing fears that relate to the upcoming birth. Many representatives of the fair sex are worried about their situation, worried that everything will be fine with the baby, and that the birth will be easy without complications. A prayer addressed to the Feodorovskaya Mother of God will help you cope with all these problems. They offer petitions to the holy woman for family well-being and the preservation of warmth between lovers. The Mother of God also helps with requests to protect her child from various problems and diseases. Another meaning of the icon of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God is that it helps to get rid of numerous diseases, especially women’s diseases.

The suffering and humiliation of the revolution were given to us so that we could see the abyss into which the pre-revolutionary seducers were dragging us, and so that we would delight in God; so that we can be cleansed, reborn and weave the fabric of a new Russia. And therefore it is absurd for us to be proud of the fact that we “revised nothing” and “learned nothing,” and it is even more absurd for us to again “go scrounging under the windows” of Western culture, Western religiosity, philosophy and politics and beg for “poverty” stale crusts of European rational inventions. Russia expects from us its vision, its faith, its thoughts and its state form. And we must prepare for the day when the dominance of the devil in Russia will collapse.

I. A. Ilyin

It is no coincidence that we began our story about the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya with the words of the remarkable Russian philosopher Ivan Aleksandrovich Ilyin. The fate of this miraculous image was closely intertwined with the fate of Russia, for Feodorovskaya was the ancestral icon of the Romanov dynasty.

The icon itself, painted by the Apostle Luke, was found by the holy noble prince Georgy Vsevolodovich in a chapel near the Volga Gorodets. In the middle of the 12th century, the Feodorovsky Grodetsky Monastery was founded at the site of its discovery, where the shrine was kept. But when Batu’s troops ravaged and burned ancient Gorodets, all its inhabitants fled from these places, and it was believed that the icon died in the fire.

But in 1239, Prince Vasily Georgievich of Kostroma, while hunting, discovered an icon hanging on a pine tree in the forest. This was the missing Gorodets shrine. The prince tried to take it off, but the image rose into the air. Meanwhile, the residents of Kostroma saw a wondrous vision: they saw how, before the appearance of the icon to the prince, a bright man in rich military clothes was carrying it around the city. This man was very similar to the holy great martyr Theodore Stratilates, as he is depicted on icons. Only when the Kostroma residents, having learned about the miracle, came to this place in a religious procession and served a prayer service, were they able to remove the icon from the pine tree. The miraculous vision of the pious citizens of Kostroma, as well as the cathedral church in the name of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates, in which the icon was placed, gave rise to the name the icon of the Mother of God of Theodore, acquired by the prince.

At the site of the appearance of the icon, on the banks of the Zaprudnya River, a monastery was founded in the name of the Savior Not Made by Hands (now the Spaso-Zaprudnya Church). The altar of the Kostroma Cathedral, demolished in the 1930s, was facing not to the east, as usual, but to the north - towards Zaprudnya, to the site of the second miraculous apparition. In former times, a religious procession was held there annually on August 16th.

In 1239, the Feodorovskaya icon was brought to Vladimir, to the Assumption Cathedral. Then she became a prayer icon of the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky and was with him on all campaigns. After the death of the prince in 1262, his younger brother, Vasily, returned the miraculous image to Kostroma. In 1272, the Tatars approached Kostroma and the city was threatened with complete ruin. Having spoken out against the Tatars, the prince took with him the Feodorovskaya icon, and the enemies, struck by the extraordinary radiance of the holy image, which burned their hordes like fire, fled in fear.

More than three centuries later, it was in front of Feodorovskaya that the nun Martha blessed her young son Mikhail Fedorovich to the royal throne. For a long time he did not dare to give his consent, and then Archbishop Theodoret, taking the icon in his hands, said to him and his mother: “If you do not bow to mercy for our sake, at least for the sake of the miraculous image of the Queen of all and the Mother of God, do not disobey and do what is commanded to you from God. For truly you have been chosen by God. Don’t anger everyone, the Lord and God.” Nun Martha prostrated herself before the icon and prayed for a long time, then she brought her son to Feodorovskaya, blessed him and said: “To you, Lady, I entrust my son! May Your holy will be done over him.” The chosen king was immediately enthroned. It was in 1613, on March 14, and therefore on this day the celebration of the Theodore Icon was established. In Moscow - in the Grand Kremlin Palace, in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary “in the entryway” - from that time on, a revered copy of the original miraculous icon that was in the Kostroma Assumption Cathedral was kept. This list was brought to Moscow from Kostroma by the nun Martha herself.

Other miraculous lists from Feodorovskaya were in the Ascension Monastery in Syzran, in Nizhny Novgorod in the church in the name of St. Metropolitan Alexy, in the Feodorovsky Grodetsky Monastery of the Nizhny Novgorod diocese, in the Trinity Church in Kazan (it was placed there by St. Hermogenes), in Morshansk, Yaroslavl and in many other places. In Moscow, in addition to the list in the palace church, there was also another, very ancient and accurate list from Feodorovskaya - in the temple on Malaya Alekseevskaya Street in Rogozhskaya Sloboda.

The accession of Mikhail Fedorovich marked the end of the Time of Troubles in Rus'. The Feodorovskaya icon was especially revered by the entire Romanov dynasty, and in the post-Petrine era, non-Christian brides of the heirs of the Russian throne who accepted Orthodoxy were usually given the patronymic name Feodorovna in its honor. Just as the installation of the first tsar from the Romanov dynasty once took place in front of this icon, so it accompanied the last sovereign and his family until his martyrdom. The Martyr Queen Alexandra Feodorovna especially revered the Feodorovskaya Icon. In Tsarskoye Selo she built the Feodorovsky Cathedral with the Feodorovsky town around it. In Ipatiev’s house in Yekaterinburg, after the bloody massacre of the royal family, the image of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya was found, without which Alexandra Feodorovna did not go anywhere.

In the 1930s, the Kostroma Assumption Cathedral - the place of permanent residence of the icon for centuries - was destroyed. However, the icon did not fall into the hands of the atheists, but was transferred first to the Church of St. John Chrysostom, and then to the Church of the Resurrection on Debra, which for many years served as the cathedral of the Kostroma diocese. Before this image, public prayer never stopped. In 1991, the main shrine of Kostroma was solemnly transferred to the Epiphany-Anastasinsky Cathedral of Kostroma, restored after a terrible fire in 1982 and returned to the church, where it now resides.

It is providential that when the “dominance of the devil” collapsed in Russia, religious processions with the Theodore Icon resumed. And, as His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Hands said, these moves “are now acquiring national all-Russian significance.”

Until 2001, the Feodorovskaya icon had never left the Kostroma land (with the exception of the 1940s, when it was restored by I.E. Grabar). At the beginning of the third millennium, the miraculous one, long revered as the deliberate patroness of the Orthodox family and the younger generation, with the blessing of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, visited Moscow and Yekaterinburg, where she sanctified large Orthodox youth forums. The Feodorovskaya icon was accompanied on these long journeys by Archbishop Alexander of Kostroma and Galich, Chairman of the Department for Youth Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate.

During the stay of the shrine in Moscow and Yekaterinburg, hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christians were able to venerate it and receive grace-filled consolation. The icon was delivered to the capital of the Urals by air, and this religious procession was accompanied by miraculous signs. Despite very bad weather, the plane with the shrine on board - the only one out of dozens of others - managed to land at Yekaterinburg airport. In Yekaterinburg, a penitential religious procession took place with the Theodore Icon to the places of the murder and burial of the holy royal passion-bearers. This event, given the historical and spiritual connection of the icon with the royal family, undoubtedly has a deep symbolic meaning.

Then, at the request of Bishop Tikhon of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogory (a native of Kostroma), the shrine was brought to the North on the occasion of the celebration of the three hundred and twentieth anniversary of the Arkhangelsk and Kholmogory diocese. After the Divine Liturgy in the Kostroma Cathedral, the shrine solemnly departed for Yaroslavl, where it remained in the Feodorovsky Cathedral for about four hours: thousands of Orthodox Christians came to venerate it. To deliver the shrine to Arkhangelsk, the management of the Northern Railway allocated two special cars. A prayer service was held in front of the shrine on the Northern Dvina embankment in Arkhangelsk. It is significant that this was the first religious procession through the streets of Arkhangelsk after 1917. The Feodorovskaya icon was in the St. Elijah Cathedral for two days, during which time more than one hundred thousand Arkhangelsk residents worshiped it. And then the miraculous one was delivered by air to the Solovetsky monastery. As Bishop Alexander said on this occasion, “there is probably no place on Russian soil in which the lawlessness of the revolutionary element would be concentrated to such an extent. The Solovetsky land is a living antimension, stained with the blood of the righteous. Society rejected the Solovetsky prisoners, and along with them rejected those spiritual principles on which the Russian state was based for centuries, the Christian principles. But time has clearly shown that without true spiritual values it is impossible to build a prosperous society; it will be a “house on sand.” Therefore, the current stay of the miraculous patroness of the Russian state on Solovki can be regarded as an act of repentance, similar to last year’s religious procession with the shrine in Yekaterinburg.”

Many hundreds of thousands of people took part in religious processions with the Feodorovskaya icon. Truly this was a genuine act of great national repentance. Russia is being reborn - first spiritually, then, hopefully, economically. For Russia, the inheritance of the Most Holy Theotokos, the most important thing is to return to our spiritual roots and take our own path. The great Russian thinker I.A. wrote about this. Ilyin.

Troparion, tone 4
With the coming of Your venerable icon, O Mother of God, the God-protected city of Kostroma, now rejoiced, like ancient Israel to the ark of the covenant, flows to the image of Your face and our God incarnate from You, and through Your maternal intercession to Him you ever intercede for all who seek refuge under the shadow of Your blood, peace and great mercy.
Troparion, tone 4
Today the famous city of Kostroma and the entire Russian country are shining brightly, calling all the God-loving Christian peoples to joy, to the glorious triumph of God's Mother, coming for the sake of Her miraculous and multi-healing image, today the bright great sun hanging for us, come, all God's chosen people, new Israel, to the source of healing, the Most Holy Theotokos exudes non-judgmental mercies for us and delivers all Christian cities and countries unharmed from all the slander of the enemy. But, O All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Lady, save our country, and the bishops, and all the people of Your heritage from all troubles according to Your great mercy, let us call You: Rejoice, Virgin, praise to Christians.
First prayer
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, the only hope for us sinners! We resort to You and pray to You, for you have great boldness before the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, who was born of You in the flesh. Do not despise our tears, do not abhor our sighs, do not reject our sorrow, do not disgrace our hope in You, but with your motherly prayers beseech the Lord God that He will grant us, sinners and unworthy, to be freed from sins and passions of the soul and body, to die in peace and the life of Him alone throughout all the days of our life. O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, travel and protect and protect them, deliver those captives from captivity, free those suffering from troubles, comfort those in sorrow, sorrow and misfortune, alleviate poverty and all bodily suffering and grant to everyone everything necessary for life, piety and temporary life . Save, O Lady, all countries and cities, and this country and this city, to whom this miraculous and holy icon of Thy was given for consolation and protection, deliver me from famine, destruction, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, internecine warfare, and turn away all anger that is righteously driven towards us. Grant us time for repentance and conversion, deliver us from sudden death, and during our exodus appear to us, the Virgin Mother of God, and deliver us from the airy ordeals of the princes of this age, grant us at the Last Judgment to stand at the right hand of Christ, and make us heirs of the eternal good, may we glorify forever the magnificent name of Your Son and our God with His Originless Father and His Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Second prayer
O Most Merciful Lady Queen Theotokos, accept our humble prayer, and do not reject us, our Intercession and Refuge, and do not disdain us unworthy, but as the Merciful One, do not stop praying, Whom You gave birth to, may He grant us forgiveness of our many sins, may He save us image is the news of fate. Have mercy on us, Lady, have mercy on us, for there is no salvation for us from works. It is also true that we cry to Thee: have mercy on Thy servants, and show our barren heart fruitful in good deeds. Look down on us unworthy. You are our hope and protection, life and light to our heart. As you raised up the Everlasting Light from Your womb, illuminate our soul, O Pure One, and drive away all darkness in our hearts. Grant us tenderness, repentance and contrition of heart. Grant us, all the days of our lives, to do the will of Thy Son and our God and to please Him alone in everything. O Mother of God, do not stop praying to the One born of You for all those who flow with faith to this miraculous image of Yours and give them quick help and consolation in sorrows, misfortunes, and misfortunes, deliver them from slander and human malice, from enemies visible and invisible, and all kinds of needs and sorrows. Save our fatherland, this city and all cities and countries from all troubles and needs, and make the existence of our God merciful to us, turn away all His anger against us, and deliver us from His due and righteous rebuke. O God-loving Lady, adornment of the angels, glory to the martyrs and joy to all the saints, pray to the Lord with them, that he may grant us in repentance to end the course of our life. In the hour of death, Most Holy Virgin, deliver us from the power of demons and condemnation, and the answer, and terrible trials, and bitter ordeals, and eternal fire, so that, having been honored with the glorious Kingdom of God, we magnify You and glorify Christ our God, incarnate from You, glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer three.
To whom will I call, Lady, to whom will I resort in my sorrow, to whom will I bring my tears and sighs, if not to You, Queen of heaven and earth. Who will pluck me from the mire of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race. Hear my groaning, comfort me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from bitterness and sorrows and all sorts of ailments and illnesses, from visible and invisible enemies, pacify the enmity of those who suffer me, so that I will be delivered from slander and human malice; Likewise, free me from your flesh’s vile customs. Cover me under the canopy of Your mercy, so that I may find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I entrust to myself your maternal intercession: be my Mother and hope, protection, and help, and intercession, joy, and consolation, and a quick Helper in everything. O wonderful Lady! Everyone who comes to You without Your all-powerful help does not leave: for this reason, even though I am unworthy, I come running to You, so that I will be delivered from sudden and cruel death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I am worthy to receive the Kingdom of Heaven and to You in the tenderness of my heart the river: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Representative and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen.

29 / 08 / 2005

The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God has been revered since ancient times as a miracle-working shrine of Russia. Through the prayers of believers, many miracles, joyful events and long-awaited healings were revealed from her.

The history of the appearance of the icon

Each Mother of God icon has its own name and a miraculous story of its acquisition. In the history of Feodorovskaya, many names and events intersect: Theodore Stratelates, Blessed Paraskeva, Prince Alexander Nevsky, the dynasty of the Romanov Tsars. The icon has been the patron of the city of Kostroma for more than 8 centuries.

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The miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Theodorovskaya”.

The Holy Face was written by the Apostle of the Seventy and the Evangelist Luke, the author of one of the Gospels, in the 1st century after the Nativity of Christ and brings into the world kindness and universal concern for humanity.

The image was delivered from Jerusalem to the Russian land, and when and by whom - history has not preserved information about this. The image was kept in a small dilapidated chapel near the city of Gorodets, and here over time the Gorodets men's monastic monastery was erected.

In 1239, the Mongol-Tatars burned Gorodets, and during countless fires the holy image disappeared. Presumably it was given by Alexander Nevsky to the Kostroma prince Vasily Mizinny.

One day, Prince Vasily Yaroslavovich went hunting in the northern Kostroma forests. Here, near a small river, he saw the Face of the Virgin Mary shining with heavenly beauty. Simultaneously experiencing joy and great fear, he approached Him and wanted to take him in his hands. Surprisingly, the image miraculously soared in the air and climbed up the tree above his height. Taken aback, the prince fell to his knees and began tearfully begging the Queen of Heaven to allow her to take the image in her hands and deliver it to the main Kostroma church. But the icon remained inaccessible to his hands. Then the prince hastily went to Kostroma, told the clergy and parishioners of the cathedral about the extraordinary event. The religious procession headed to the place where the icon appeared. Having arrived at the place, all the pilgrims began to kneel and beg the Most Holy Virgin to show mercy to the city and transfer the icon to Kostroma. After the prayer service, the priests freely removed the Holy Face from a tall pine tree and solemnly transferred it to the city church.

Ancient Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God, female heavenly patroness. Russia XIX century.

The next day, a huge line lined up to venerate the Mother of God, and many parishioners announced to the priesthood that the day before they had seen an unusually dressed man in military clothing walking along the city streets and holding the newly appeared icon in his hands. People recognized him as Theodore Stratilates and realized that the heavenly patron of Kostroma himself had brought a miraculous shrine as a gift to the city. On behalf of Theodore Stratilates, the icon received the name Feodorovskaya, and on the site of its miraculous discovery the first Kostroma monastery was erected. His altar, as an exception to the generally accepted rules, was facing north, to where the icon was revealed.

Help from Feodorovsky image

It is well known that it is not the icon itself that helps believers, but the Face depicted on it, appearing for those praying before the Almighty.

Prayers are offered before her:

about healing from illnesses;
about the gift of a long-awaited child and about its successful gestation;

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Our Lady is the great Intercessor and Helper of all humanity. The miraculous Theodore Icon of the Mother of God helps women to have a successful marriage, helps them become pregnant and safely free themselves from the burden of childbirth, and heals even the most severe ailments. They pray to the Virgin Mary for the worthy upbringing of children, for deliverance from sorrows, and for various everyday needs.

Advice! If there is a discord in the family, then the Queen of Heaven will help to improve the shaky relationship between the spouses.

Often parents bless their children for marriage with this particular icon, and for many women the Virgin of Theodore is their wedding icon.

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Iconography

At first glance, the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God is very reminiscent of the Vladimirskaya, but taking a closer look at it, some differences and symbols are visible.

On both icons, the Infant of God hugs His Mother by the neck and presses His cheek against hers, but He sits on His mother’s right hand. His right leg is covered with a robe, and his left leg is bare to the knee, symbolizing the memory of Christ's Passion. The Mother of God has a mournful appearance, which means that She is already mourning Her Son, who is going to death for the atonement of human sins.

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On the reverse side there is a half-length image of the Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. She wears red clothes decorated with gold patterns, and her hands are raised in prayer at chest level.

The Mother of God is the great Representative before the throne of Her Son, so that humanity should conduct its earthly path righteously and with dignity, so that people do good, love the Heavenly Father and their neighbor, so that they value the short time allotted for the acquisition of holiness, and prepare themselves for Salvation and Eternal Life.

In honor of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, two solemn days were established to honor her memory: August 29 and March 27.

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This article contains: the icon and prayer of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God in what ways it helps - information was taken from all over the world, the electronic network and spiritual people.

The history of the appearance of the icon

In 1239, the Mongol-Tatars burned Gorodets, and during countless fires the holy image disappeared. Presumably it was given by Alexander Nevsky to the Kostroma prince Vasily Mizinny.

Help from Feodorovsky image

It is well known that it is not the icon itself that helps believers, but the Face depicted on it, appearing for those praying before the Almighty.

Prayers are offered before her:

about healing from illnesses;
about a happy marriage;
about the gift of a long-awaited child and about its successful gestation;
during difficult births.

Advice! If there is a discord in the family, then the Queen of Heaven will help to improve the shaky relationship between the spouses.

Often parents bless their children for marriage with this particular icon, and for many women the Virgin of Theodore is their wedding icon.

Iconography

At first glance, the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God is very similar to the Vladimirskaya Icon, but looking closely at it, some differences and symbols are visible.

On the reverse side there is a half-length image of the Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. She wears red clothes decorated with gold patterns, and her hands are raised in prayer at chest level.

In honor of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, two solemn days were established to honor her memory: August 29 and March 27.

How does the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God help? The miraculous Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God: prayer, akathist, photo, reviews of miracles, history of the icon

Today there are many famous icons in the world that are miraculous and help people at their requests and prayers. These include the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. This image has a fairly ancient history of miracles, acquisitions, and healings. Believers turn to her in many sorrows and sorrows, receiving consolation through their prayers.

In this article we will look at various legends that mention the icon of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya, what this image helps with, how they pray in front of it, as well as the history of its acquisition.

Legends about the appearance of the icon

The first mention of this image appeared around the middle of the 13th century. However, it was written by the Evangelist Luke. There are several legends about the rediscovery of this icon in Rus', and they are all quite contradictory. But for the first time the image was found in an old wooden chapel near the city of Gorodets. This place was marked by grace, and after some time the Gorodetsky Feodorovsky Monastery was built here.

The further history of the icon of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God is rather vague. It is believed that it was in this image that in 1239 Yaroslav Vsevolodovich blessed his son Alexander Nevsky for marriage. He married the Polotsk princess Bryachislava. A sign of this action is the second image, which contains on its reverse the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God, namely St. much Paraskeva, which is also called Friday. She is considered the patroness of the Polotsk princely house.

Be that as it may, after 1238, when the country was invaded by Batu Khan, the chapel, like many other buildings, was looted and completely destroyed. She was simply burned. Everyone thought that the icon was lost. However, very little time passed, and the image was found again. And here there are several legends about this event.

Rediscovery of an icon

The most popular legend, which mentions the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God (photo presented below) and its re-discovery, is the following. In the city of Kostroma a warrior appeared who walked through all the streets with this image. The next day she was found by Vasily Yaroslavovich, the younger brother of Alexander Nevsky. This happened on the banks of the Zaprudny River. This event happened in 1263. The found image was identified by residents of Gorodets. And the warrior who brought it was the martyr. Theodore Stratelates.

The second legend regarding the location differs only in that it was found in 1239 (a year after it went missing), and Vasily Kvashnya, the then prince of Kostroma, found it. The image was discovered on a tree near the river, and then transferred to the temple. The icon immediately became revered and capable of working miracles. Subsequently, more than one prayer before the icon of the Theodore Mother of God saved this city from various misfortunes.

Study of the icon and its iconography

It should be noted that there is some debate among experts regarding the origin of the icon. Some believe that it was painted to order from the Vladimir icon (but disagree on who it was for), since the iconography of these images is very similar. Both of them can be attributed to the “Tenderness” type, but the miraculous Theodore Icon of the Mother of God has a number of features and distinctive features.

For example, the main feature of images of this type is preserved - the Baby turns to the Mother and hugs her by the neck, touching her cheek with his cheek. However, the difference from the Vladimir image is that little Jesus sits on the Mother’s hand. This image is more typical for icons of the “Hodegetria” type. Next, the Baby’s feet are depicted in such a way that it seems that he is taking a step. Moreover, the hands of the Mother and the cloth of Maforia are depicted in such a way that a symbolic bowl is formed into which the feet of Christ are lowered. This is a symbolic image of a vessel into which prosphora is lowered and wine is poured during the Eucharist.

The Virgin's clothes are purple, which in ancient times was a symbol of royal power. And even later, in the Christian tradition, the meaning of this color began to refer to the suffering of Christ. The Baby's clothes symbolize his incarnation. Christ's cloak is covered with golden assist rays. In ancient times, the color gold was not only a divine symbolism, but emperors were also wrapped in cloaks of this color during burial. Therefore, this detail of the vestment has a double meaning.

The naked leg of Christ symbolizes the memory of his suffering. In general, the entire image of the Feodorovskaya icon is not only the caressing of the Mother and Son, but also their farewell. This can be seen on icons that relate to the mourning and burial of Christ. The Mother of God in these images has a mournful face.

A distinctive feature of the Feodorovsky image is also that on its reverse there is another image of the saint, presumably Paraskeva Friday. There are several options for the appearance of this image. According to one of them, the image was painted when Alexander Nevsky was married, and the saint was the patroness of the bride’s house. According to the second version, the icon was considered altarpiece, since it once had a shaft at the bottom (which directly indicates this). Similar icons were once made in Byzantium.

Meaning of the icon

For the Russian people, the significance of the Feodorovskaya icon is very great. At one time, she saved the country from various misfortunes more than once. For example, in 1272, Prince Vasily set out from Kostroma on a campaign against the Tatars, taking with him the image of the Mother of God. According to eyewitnesses, it emitted bright rays that scorched enemies. Thanks to this, the victory was won.

The icon became more famous after the end of the Time of Troubles, when Mikhail Romanov ascended the throne. This happened in 1613. Since then, the image was considered the patron saint of the royal family, numerous copies were written from it, some have survived to this day. It should be noted that believers still reverence the icon of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya. You can read below how it helps ordinary Christians.

What does an icon help with?

Not only the country is patronized and assisted by the icon of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya. How does image help in everyday life? She is considered the patroness of women, those who are getting married or just planning, as well as expectant mothers. If there are any disagreements in your family, and you want to maintain peace and find lost understanding, then you should also turn to the image.

Help in difficult childbirth or the opportunity for a woman to become pregnant - this is what the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God most often helps with. The prayer to get pregnant is quite simple; it needs to be read every day. You need to approach the Mother of God humbly, with a pure soul and a great desire to give birth to a child. Today there are many cases where such prayers actually helped. And besides this, women also got rid of their ailments, which also contributed to a successful pregnancy.

Prayer and Akathist to the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. Help in worldly affairs

You can turn to the Feodorovskaya icon in different cases (as was written above). Most often this is done by women. There are several prayers to read on different occasions. Of course, you need to turn to the Mother of God every day; for this you can purchase a small home image. But it is advisable to go to the place where the miraculous Theodore Icon of the Mother of God is located. Praying before this image will bring more benefits, but your heart must be pure, and you must really desire a child or a change in the situation in your family. And also be prepared for these changes.

Usually, to be able to get pregnant, you need to read almost the entire akathist to the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God. And then a prayer. It is advisable to talk about this with the priest so that he can give instructions.

Miracles associated with the icon

Throughout the history of the image, the icon of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya has seen considerable miracles. The very first miracle was her rescue from the burning temple, when it was destroyed by the Tatar-Mongol troops, and then her amazing discovery. When the icon was transferred to the cathedral in Kostroma, in 1260 it saved the city from the destruction of the same Mongols who were attacking Rus' at that time. The rays of light emanating from the image forced the opponents to flee, and the prince ordered the installation of a cross and later a stone chapel at the site of victory. Since then, the Feodorovskaya icon has been considered the protector of the Russian Land.

Less global miracles also occurred, but just as significant. People who began to go on pilgrimage to the miraculous icon began to find healing (this was especially true for women). Numerous families who had been unable to conceive a child for a long time suddenly received this opportunity through their prayers. Women who had illnesses and, as a result, also could not conceive a child, recovered and gave birth. The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God helped them in all this. What they pray to the image for and why they turn to it is now clear.

Icon Veneration Day

As you can see, the miraculous Theodore Icon of the Mother of God helps in different situations, and everyone is rewarded according to their prayers. And celebrations in honor of this image take place twice a year. The first time this happens is on the twenty-seventh of March according to the new style (or the fourteenth of March according to the old style), and the second time on the twenty-ninth of August according to the new style (the sixteenth according to the old style).

In the first version, this is a tribute to tradition, a memory of the fact that in 1613 the Time of Troubles ended, and Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich ascended the throne. It should be noted that this number was fixed only in 1620; earlier the holiday was determined by fasting. It must also be said that an instruction was issued that this day is equivalent to the Feast of the Annunciation and is celebrated with great pomp even on days of fasting. And the second option is dedicated to the day of the miraculous discovery of the icon.

Churches and temples that are consecrated in honor of the icon, as well as places where you can find its lists

The Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God, whose prayer has great power, is ancient and miraculous. Throughout the history of its existence, many lists have been written from it (most of which were created after Mikhail Romanov ascended the throne), which were placed in many churches. Some of them were also consecrated in her honor. Let's look at the list of temples.

Feodorovsky Cathedral, which is located in the Feodorovsky Monastery in the ancient city of Gorodets.
Theodore Sovereign's Cathedral. It was built in Tsarskoe Selo and belonged to the royal family.
Feodorovsky Cathedral in St. Petersburg. It was built for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. Construction was completed in 1913. Also this year its chapels were consecrated.
Feodorovskaya Church in the city of Yaroslavl. It has an ancient history, it was built back in 1680.

Now you need to note in which churches and cathedrals you can find the icon. The most important miraculous image is located in the city of Kostroma, in the Epiphany Cathedral. It is this icon that has been around for more than eight centuries; it was she who helped Alexander Nevsky, and after that she was the intercessor and patroness of the royal Romanov family. A copy of this image, which is revered, is located in Tsarskoye Selo in the city of Pushkin. It was written for Tsar Nicholas II in honor of the fifteenth year of his reign.

Today, a copy of the Feodorovskaya icon is located in the Kashinsky Klobukov Monastery, which is located in Tver. It has a fairly ancient history and was abandoned for some time. In 1994, it was restored, and in 2004, the Theodore Icon was brought to the monastery, thus consecrating a copy of it, which was written specifically for the monastery. The last one was left there.

The image can also be found in other churches, for example, in the Church of St. Nicholas in Klenniki, in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, in Obydensky Lane, in the Small Cathedral of the Don Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow.

Feedback from believers about this icon

Today, thanks to the media and the World Wide Web, you can learn about various events much faster and more fully. People especially leave gratitude and positive feedback if something good happened, something that could not have happened for a long time. For example, you can learn about the miraculous healings that happened thanks to the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God. Many pilgrims who specially came to Kostroma to venerate and pray to the image became healthy after a while. Many women were able to give birth to a long-awaited child or safely deliver their pregnancy.

The miraculous Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, reviews of which can be said to be amazing, often makes pilgrimages to the cities of Russia and beyond. At this time, many suffering people come to worship her, especially if they do not have the opportunity to go to Kostroma.

For example, an amazing incident occurred in the city of Moscow when there was an icon there. A couple who were expecting their fourth child came to her for help. The woman had had difficult births the previous three times, but this time they were worried that it would be the same. However, everything went surprisingly easily.

And there are many such cases.

Conclusion

So, now you know how the icon of the Mother of God of Feodorovskaya was painted, how it helps those who suffer, and how to contact it. It is clear that your requests and prayers will come true only if your heart is pure and open to God, to his mercies. You definitely need to pray every day and sincerely wish for your dreams to come true. Then the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God (what the image helps with is written above) and prayer to it will bring results.

Icon of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God

Ancient Russian shrine - icon The Feodorovskaya Mother of God has long been revered by believers as a special patroness of family well-being, raising children, and an assistant during childbirth.

This shrine was revealed in the 12th century in Kostroma, and since then local residents have revered it as their intercessor and patroness. But the miraculous icon from time to time leaves the ancient city of Kostroma and goes on a pilgrimage.

Solovki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg. Geography of Feodorovskaya pilgrimages icons wide And everywhere, through prayers, miracles were performed before her. People were healed of illnesses, received support and admonition.

But the Feodorovskaya shrine especially responds to requests for the birth of a child. For example, Deacon Vasily Shlogov came to Kostroma from the Nizhny Novgorod region. And he told about the miracle. He and his wife had no children for seven years. For a whole year, with the blessing of the priest, they read the akathist to the Feodorovskaya icon. We didn't miss a day. And they were generously rewarded with the birth of a son. They considered it their duty to come to Kostroma and thank the Most Holy Theotokos of Feodorovskaya for the miracle given.

Another married couple came from Moscow with a group of pilgrims. The woman has a serious gynecological disease, doctors categorically forbade her to give birth. They prayed for a long time before the miraculous image. Time passes, the monastery receives a letter from those Muscovites: “We have a boy! Miracle! The Mother of God has had mercy on us!”

And Alla Anatolyevna Tarasova, a resident of the city of Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Region, was very worried about her daughter, who gave birth to two children successfully, and after the birth of the third she became so seriously ill that she found herself on the verge of life and death. Alla Anatolyevna came to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. There she was advised to order a prayer service for the Theodore Icon and read an akathist to it. So she did. Soon the daughter recovered and was discharged from the hospital along with the child. God bless. Alla Anatolyevna immediately went to Kostroma to worship the miraculous icon and thank the Queen of Heaven for saving her daughter.

The Basenkovs did not have children for a long time. A neighbor brought them oil from the lamp in front of Feodorovskaya from Kostroma icon and small icons a glass consecrated in front of the miraculous image in the Epiphany-Anastasia Cathedral. The woman accepted the gifts with trepidation and began to pray, anointing herself with holy oil. And three months later she became pregnant.

When the icon was in Moscow, many Orthodox Christians came to it with prayers and requests. Spouses Evgeniy and Irina Saransky also came, asking for help in the upcoming birth. They were expecting their fourth child and were very worried because the mother had serious complications in three previous births.

The Saranskys stood in line three times, kissed the miraculous image three times, asking for help. Three times they asked for oil from the lamp in front of the icon. The woman anointed herself with this oil every day until childbirth. Everything went surprisingly easily. Both mother and child are healthy.

This feature of the icon - helping the childless to find an heir, pregnant women - a successful outcome has long been noticed by the Orthodox. And the crowd of sufferers does not dry up for her. But Feodorovskaya also helps in other circumstances.

Using oil from a lamp in front of the Feodorovskaya icon, 42-year-old Evdokia Ivanovna Bodyagina was healed of eczema. She suffered for many years. I couldn’t do laundry, wash dishes, or clean the apartment; I suffered terribly. And then a pilgrimage trip to Kostroma turned up. I made up my mind and went. I brought home oil from the lamp. I started rubbing it a little into my hands every day. Each time it got better and better. The disease was receding. And soon the woman was completely healed.

And Nadezhda Pavlovna Sokolova, a resident of Kostroma, almost lost her leg. She heard a lot from others about the healing power of Feodorovskaya icons: The time has come to fall to her with hope and hope. With great difficulty, barely moving, dragging her sore leg, she went to the Feodorovskaya icon. And there is just Vespers with an akathist. She stands and thinks in horror that she will never get back home. But man proposes, but God disposes. I approached icon, and tears are streaming - help. A zealous intercessor. And what do you think? I got home without any help, and the next morning I completely forgot about my leg.

History of Feodorovskaya icons rich in miracles. The Feodorovskaya shrine responds to our “requests” out of great love for us. You just have to ask. The door is opened to the one who knocks.

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